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ICD-10 diagnosis code

Z47.0 Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate and other internal fixation device

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Z47.0 is the ICD-10 code for Follow-up care involving removal of fracture plate and other internal fixation device. It is a four-character subcategory of Z47 (Other orthopaedic follow-up care), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z40–Z54 (Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and health care) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXI · Z00–Z99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What Z47.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Removal of:
    • pins
    • plates
    • rods
    • screws

What Z47.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • removal of external fixation device Z47.8

Z47.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

Z47.0Eftervård med borttagande av osteosyntesmaterial

NorwayICD-10-NO

Z47.0Kontakt med helsetjenesten for etterbehandling som omfatter fjerning av osteosyntesemateriale

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DZ470Kontakt mhp. fjernelse af internt fiksationsmateriale

FinlandICD-10-FI

Z47.0Osteosynteesimateriaalin poisto jälkihoidon yhteydessä

GermanyICD-10-GM

Z47.0Entfernung einer Metallplatte oder einer anderen inneren Fixationsvorrichtung

FranceICD-10-FR

Z47.0Soins de contrôle impliquant l'enlèvement d'une plaque et autre prothèse interne de

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

Z47.0nabehandeling met verwijderen van botplaat en ander fixatiemateriaal, intern

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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